Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-06-15
TEE lNsANE AsxLunt

The inmates of the State Insane
Asylum are as rule without friends
directly and Individually interested
in their treatment, and for that reason
everybody should take q passing In.
terest In the management Of the insti.
tuition the evidence given at the
investigation Of the charges against
DR.. Bishop, so far as reported gave
seader the impression that the prose.
cution was proving Its case by parties
Who saw the acts and that the defense
proved Ito case by people who did not
jse anything. The Commissioners
jesins the witnesses aud Tearing them
give their evidence were understood
TO be better able to determine the
truth, and had a dispassionate digni
fed decision been rendered every body
wonld have rested In the belief that
all was right In the management and
would have quietly watched for u
suit for damages against those who
instigated the proceedings. Now the
Board has issued a paper over the
signatures of Its members which reads
~ though written by an attorney
arguing for his client. Not only this,
but II beais unmistakable evidence of
having been written by bitter enemy
Of one of the witnesses for the prose.
cution. No one reading this extrsot
binary decision can avid the belidf
that the writer went TO the hearing
with the decision already formulated.
10 much emphasis Is given to each
detail of exhoneratioh of the Several
charges that some little surprise may
be reasonably entertained that moth.
INC was said about tina ignorance
which was placed against the account
Of the Superintendent by the prosecu-
tion. n the evidence was correctly re-
ported Doctor Bishop admitted that he
could not distinguish the poles of the
battery which he used. and gave IS
seasnn that the current changed ito
direction TOO easily, This il excussble
ignorance in one who makes NO pre-.
tense TO kno Wedge Of such subjects,
bnt Il is criminal in the person OF 4
physician, uring oiectrlcity and es-
fscially so when ire ignorance is ex
5rcised on the helpless inmates of an
insane asylum. If the Doctor has
been incdrrsct,y reported he has just
cause for complaint, not only against
the reporters but anainst the writer Of
the forid decision in his favor. for
emitting point so important. II the
reporters were correct, the people have
Alright to complain. II the charges
were devilishly malignant, and born
OF contemplate malice as the board
bad apparently pre- determined Doctor
Bishop has good cause Of action
against the gentlemen who instigated
the proceedings. They are men OF
property and damaged can be col.
lected IT a jury will look at The case
In the same light 80 did the Commits.
sioners. Unfortunately for the Doc.
tor tho too fervent admiration and
friendship indirectly shown in the
very remarkable decision leaves the
public still in doubt, and he owes II
10 himself and the State to settle the
matter by trial before an unprcju.
diced jury II he was an object OF
persecution he will have the sympathy
Of the entire State and those who at.
tackled him will deserve all the pun.
ishment which lie law will inhict.
On the other hand If he has been
white.washed the people would like
to know it. He can't consistently
bold the position any longer unless he
makes satisfactory fight for his own
rights and reputation.